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Nov 20 2023
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Mohamed Salah targeted by pitch invaders during Egypt match; escorted off by men in military uniforms
Mohamed Salah was escorted off the pitch by men in military uniforms at the end of Egypt’s World Cup qualifier against Sierra Leone after pitch invaders targeted the Liverpool star on Sunday. In the 89th minute of the match, with Egypt 2-0 up, footage on social media shows stewards in high-vis yellow jackets running onto the pitch and tackling a pitch invader close to where Salah was standing
CNN (Online News)Apr 17 2024
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UAE Leader Orders Damage Assessment After Record Rainfall
The United Arab Emirates will assess damage to its infrastructure from the severe storm that hit the country earlier this week, flooding vital highways and disrupting operations at Dubai’s main airport.
President Mohammed Bin Zayed Al Nahyan instructed authorities to begin work on the assessment nationwide and limit the damage, state-run WAM news agency reported, citing a statement.
BloombergNov 17 2023
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The controversy over TikTok and Osama bin Laden’s “Letter to America,” explained
This week, videos featuring former al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden’s 2002 missive “Letter to America” were posted to TikTok, leading a wide swath of politicians, families of 9/11 victims, and influencers to condemn users creating the clips — and the app itself.
The story goes like this: TikTokers are “going viral” for sharing bin Laden’s arguments, and that is renewing calls to ban the
VoxNov 17 2023
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White House Denounces ‘Repugnant’ Osama bin Laden TikTok Trend
The White House has forcefully condemned the recent social-media trend in which young influencers have taken to endorsing Osama bin Laden’s “letter to America” justifying al Qaeda’s 9/11 attack on the United States.
The trend, which emerged on the Chinese short-form video app TikTok in recent days, is driven largely by anti-Israel users who have praised bin Laden’s letter for the
National Review (News)Nov 16 2023
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The Guardian Deletes Osama Bin Laden Letter After TikTok Panic
The Guardian has taken down a letter written by Osama bin Laden after it inspired social media posts co-signing his critique of the United States.
The outlet replaced a transcript of the jihadist’s 2002 “letter to the American people” with a context note after a surge of related TikToks made it the second-most-viewed page on the site Wednesday.
In place of the 4000-word letter,
HuffPostNov 16 2023
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Bin Laden's Letter to US Stuns Young Americans: 'He Was Right'
A decades-old document allegedly written by Osama bin Laden and titled "Letter to America" recently went viral on TikTok, with some young Americans believing that the al-Qaeda founder made valid points about their own country.
The two-page document, which was published by The Guardian, is a letter Bin Laden wrote in 2002 as a polemic against the U.S. and an explanation of the ideology
NewsweekNov 16 2023
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Some young Americans on TikTok say they sympathize with Osama bin Laden
Dozens of young Americans have posted videos on TikTok this week expressing sympathy with Osama bin Laden, the notorious terrorist who orchestrated the September 11 attacks, for a two-decade-old letter he wrote critiquing the United States, including its government and support of Israel.
The letter, which attempts to justify the targeting and killing of American civilians, was first
CNN BusinessApr 15 2024
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Soccer player gets whipped by enraged fan in Saudi Arabia
ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates — A fan at the Saudi Super Cup final lashed an Al-Ittihad player with a whip during a confrontation moments after the match Thursday night. The incident occurred following Al-Ittihad’s 4-1 loss to Al-Hilal in the final played at Abu Dhabi’s Mohammed Bin Zayed Stadium. A video circulating on social media shows striker Abderrazak Hamdallah throwing water from a
New York Post (News)Dec 28 2023
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Poll: Over 30% of Gen Z voters think Osama bin Laden had good viewpoints
Young adults may have an even more positive view of former al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden than once believed. Many were shocked when some young Americans embraced bin Laden's letter that justified 9/11 in a trend of TikTok videos in November 2023, but the overall level of support was hard to gauge on such a widely available platform. Bin Laden's letter to U.S. citizens was released just over
The BlazeJul 27 2023
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Niger soldiers say President Mohamed Bazoum’s government has been removed
Niger President Mohamed Bazoum has been removed from power, according to a group of soldiers who appeared on the West African nation’s national television late on Wednesday, hours after the president was held in the presidential palace.
Reading from a statement, Colonel Amadou Abdramane, seated and flanked by nine other officers, said defense and security forces had decided: “Put an end
New York Post (News)